Prof. Dr. Richmond Sarpong

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietNaturstoffchemie,Anorganische Molekülchemie
KeywordsOrganische Methodenentwicklung, Totalsynthese von Naturstoffe

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBerkeley
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of California, Berkeley
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Chemistry

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Andreas KirschningInstitut für Organische Chemie, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2024

Programm(e)

2021Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Sarpong is one of the most outstanding organic chemists worldwide. He has been very successful in synthetic chemistry and method development, including creative approaches to strategically rethink natural product synthesis, some of which must be described as " surprisingly unconventional." During his research stay in Germany, he plans to work out the use of cytochromes for synthetic natural product chemistry, specifically for targeted oxidations of terpenes.